DENVER—A college student who tried to “glitter bomb” Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney after the Colorado caucuses has pleaded guilty to a charge of disturbing the peace.
Twenty-year-old Peter Smith told KCNC-TV that prosecutors dismissed a more serious charge of throwing a missile for the Feb. 7 incident ().
Romney was speaking to supporters in Denver and vowing to fight on after losing nonbinding caucus votes in Colorado and Minnesota. While Romney shook hands with supporters, Smith tossed a handful of blue glitter toward Romney, missing the candidate.
At the time, Smith was interning for the Democratic-controlled state Senate. He was fired after the incident.
Smith told the station that he doesn’t regret protesting Romney but would choose a different way next time. Smith called it a “half-cocked plan.”
